Bible Passages

“First, ‘judge not’ means that we should measure others the way that we would want to be measured. No one wants weighted scales to be used against them, or an unfair measuring stick that is too short or too long. We all want to be evaluated fairly and consistently.” - Kevin DeYoung

“…1 Samuel 28 where a medium from Endor sets up a conversation between living Saul and dead Samuel. We will begin by exploring what the text says, making special note of what the author communicates in the immediate context.” - DBTS Blog

“Brian Bolton, in an article for Freedom from Religion Foundation, seeks to make a case from the Old Testament that the scriptures allow abortion. He does violence to the biblical text in order to make his case and it is important that we debunk such misuse of scripture.” - P&D

“ ‘comfort’ is not the normal way that verb gets translated in the New Testament. Most often, this extremely common verb, parakaleō, gets translated [as] ‘encourage,’ ‘exhort,’ or ‘urge,’ but only rarely as ‘comfort.’” - Kenneth Berding

“The answer to this difficulty lies in recognizing the proper relationship between chapter 1 and chapter 2.” - Ligonier

Christianity Today: Loren Haarsma maps out the prevailing schools of thought on the origins of humanity and sin.

She was a host and leader of Christian house church … The most straightforward explanation of who her “children” were, is that they are members of her household and congregation.

“…some prochoice religious groups argue that as Adam’s life began when God breathed into him, so each human life begins when the baby is born and takes his first breath. This demonstrates a misunderstanding of the nature of the unborn’s respiration.” - Randy Alcorn

“As jarring as it may sound, it’s likely that Paul has in mind an active, delegated role for believers in the final judgment.” - TGC

“How could God allow such evil? How could he permit suffering to ravage people who love their families and dream of happiness and hope for something better, as we all do?” - TGC